What are apprenticeships and why are they important? Apprenticeships play an important role in the improvement of productivity and employment. They allow apprentices to combine working and earning whilst learning, and aid the economy in building qualified workforces. The end goal is for the apprentice to have gained the necessary skills and knowledge that will […]
STEM skills are important for the economy in terms of “innovation and growth”. Individuals who possess these skills can be met with job opportunities, and more educational institutions and employers are encouraging students to study STEM related courses. The majority of STEM related careers are found in the tradables industry, and this includes engineering and construction […]
The aftermath of the pandemic has resulted in companies having to adapt their practises in order to keep up with the changing environment. What was once considered normal or traditional has been affected dramatically and the construction industry, as well as other industries, must now ensure that they are equipped to survive another disruption. This […]
Skills4Stem are awarded the ‘Best Level 3-7 Construction and Engineering Training Providers’ of 2021! Skills4Stem is best described as a training provider, offering courses for adult education that specialise in construction, engineering and project management. Back in February of this year, the company participated in the third annual Education and Training Awards, run by Corporate […]
Global training provider, Skills4Stem, has provided a number of apprentices for Align JV to work on the HS2 project, due for completion between 2028 and 2033. Align is a joint venture of three international infrastructure companies comprising Bouygues Travaux Publics, VolkerFitzpatrick and Sir Robert McAlpine, who are delivering the Central 1 (C1) portion of HS2 […]
A young employee from The Connected Places Catapult is celebrating after achieving a ‘distinction’ in an L4 Project Management Apprenticeship, delivered by global training provider, Skills4Stem. Christian Stiles completed the entire Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship with Skills4Stem over a 24 month period. Starting his course in late 2018, Christian derived all the benefits […]
As International Women’s Day 2021 approaches Skills4Stem decided there would be no better way to mark the occasion than to signup to become a Silver member of Women into Construction 2021. Women into Construction is an independent not-for-profit organisation that promotes gender equality in construction. Women into Construction provide bespoke support to women wishing to […]
This year instead of sending all our candidates and suppliers Christmas cards SKILLS4STEM have made a charitable donation to the Construction Charity CRASH. Click here to view our 2020 virtual Christmas Card:www.crash.org.uk/ecard/skills4stem CRASH is the construction industry’s charity that helps homelessness and hospice organisations with their construction projects – creating places that care for people […]
Radicalisation is the process by which a person comes to support terrorism and extremist ideologies. If you are worried someone close to you is becoming radicalised act early and seek help. The sooner you reach out, the quicker the person you care about can be protected from being groomed and exploited by extremists. Police forces […]
Cyber Essentials is a UK government information assurance scheme operated by the National Cyber Security Centre that encourages organisations to adopt good practice in information security. Skills4Stem was delighted to become Cyber Essentials certified this week. Cyber Essentials will help Skills4Stem to guard organisation against cyber attacks. It is is a simple but effective, Government […]
